Pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema complicating MIS herniorrhaphy

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 69-72

  Browne, John ^a   Murphy, Deirdre ^a   Shorten, George ^a  

^a University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ENFLURANE; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; NITROUS OXIDE; PROPOFOL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HERNIA; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0034087724     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03020737     Document Type: Article

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